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When Fabiana flied from Dallas to Orlando,
the plane hit such a bad patch
of turbulence that the passengers
felt as if they were riding a rickety rollercoaster at the state
fair.
The first verb, flied, is a spelling error. As you know, the sentence requires the simple past, flew.
Fly is an irregular verb; the chart below shows its forms.
| Verb | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly | flies, fly | flew | flown |